About Peter
My practice emphasizes probate and estate planning issues. I have handled dozens of probates and drafted hundreds of wills during my career. I understand the issues and the potential problems which may occur when an estate plan is put into operation. I have handled probates involving as little as $2,000.00, and as much as $5,000,000.00. I have also served as an executor in some probates, so I know from the inside the work an executor must perform to complete a probate.
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Practice areas
- Estate planning: 60%
51 years, 2,500 cases
- Probate: 25%
51 years, 250 cases
- Real estate: 15%
51 years, 500 cases
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | Active | 1966 | 06/26/2017 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
avvo contributions
| Legal answers | 196 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership Award | Whatcom County Volunteer Lawyer Program | 1995 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| City Attorney | City of Lynden | 1975 - 2001 |
| Attorney | Birch Bay water & Sewer District | 1974 - 1999 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Washington State Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Whatcom County Bar Association | Past President | N/A |
| Whatcom County Volunteer Lawyer Program | Board Chairman | 1993 - 1995 |
| Whatcom County Volunteer Lawyer Program | Board Member | 1987 - 1995 |
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| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington School of Law | Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1966 |
| University of Washington | N/A | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1963 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Estate Planning Seminar | Estate Planning | 2011 |
| Annual Estate Planning Seminar | Estate Planning | 2010 |
| Annual Estate Planning Seminar | Estate Planning | 2009 |
| Annual Estate Planning Seminar | Estate Planning | 2008 |
| Whatcom County Bar Ass'n CLE | Ethics of Probate and Estate Planning Law | 2004 |
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I endorse this lawyer. An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community.
Cost
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- Offers fixed fee-services SometimesFixed-fee are legal services performed for a preset rate, rather than on an hourly basis.
Payment Methods
Cash, Check, Credit card
Contact
Zender Thurston, P.S. Attorneys at Law
P.O.Box 631
1610 Grover Street
Lynden, WA, 98264-0631
Office (360) 354-4494